Type-writing machine.



J. H. BARR & E. BARNEY.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I5, 1914.

Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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THEIRATTIIIRNEV WITNESEIEEI:

J. H. BARR & E. E. BARNEY.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IUNE I5, 1914.

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Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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|NVENTUR5= THEIRATTEIRNEV 1. H. BARR 11 E. E. BARNEY.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15, 1914.

WITNEEEEE: INVENTDRE, y"- 4 1M1- A 0 THEIR ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

QOHN H. BARR, OF NEW YORK, AND EDWIN E. BARNEY, OF ILION, NEW YORK, AS SIGNORS T REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY, OF ILION, NEW YORK,

A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

Application filed June 15, 1914. Serial No. 845,207.

i To all whom it may concern Be it known that; we, JOHN H. BARR and EDWIN E. Banner, citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of the aborough of Manhattan, city of New York,

in the county of New York and State of New York, and Ilion, in the county of Herkimer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing Machines, of which at-ing mechanism thereof, which includes,

and the operation of which depends on, the: whole typebar-system, the object of the invention, generally stated, being to better the construction and operation of the typeactions and mechanismactuated by them, especially in single .shift-machinesin which the segment instead of the platen shifts. The invention' consists of mechanism embodied in a front-stroke typewriting machine, at"

cluding the features of construction, combinations, and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described and specified in the'claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, in which like reference numerals designate like parts in differentviews, and which illustrate portions of a front-stroke typewriting machine containing the invention,

Figure 1 is a central, vertical, longitudinal section, and side elevation, of the frame and some of the mechanism of the machine;

Fig. 2, a vertical cross section, on the plane indicated by the line .1, .1, Fig. 1, of the frame and some of the mechanism, a front elevation of parts both in front of and behind that plane, and a diagrammatic illustration of some parts; Fig. 3, a vertical cross section and rear elevation of portions of the frame and mechanism, the section being on planes indicated by the lines y, y, Fig. 1;

and Fig. 4, an enlarged perspective of a device called a pusher.

The frame of the machine'is composed of five castings, 1, 2, 3, t and 5, the last being the top-plate. Each of the castings 1 and 2 forms a side of the base and includes two of the posts 6 by which the top-plate is supported and to-which it is affixed. The sides of the base andthe castings 3 and 4, which are respectively the front and rear portions of the base, are fastened together with tap-bolts, four of these, 7, beingshown in Fig. 1. The fixed plate .8, in the rear part4 of the base, forms the fulcrum of the typekey-levers 9 and the two levers 10 of the space-bar 11. The levers 10 have downwardly extending ears 10 and are connected together by'a cross-rod 12 affixed to these ears, and are provided with restoring-springs'12. All of these levers extend through slots in the comb 13 fixed in the part 3 of the base. The typekey-levers 9 are connected by links 14 with a set of angular levers, mounted dn a fixed support above the key-levers, each lever 9 having on. it a hook 15 and each link being forked at its lower end and engaged with a hook, which passes through the fork and over a pivot-pin fast at its ends in the branches of the fork. A fiat springlfi, riveted to the lever and extending close to the back of the link, normally keeps the latter engaged with the book but allows it easily to be disengg 'ed therefrom. -These angular levers, '1, are punched from thin, fiat stock and are all alike, each having a rearwardly extending arm 18 and an upwardly extending arm 19, and the links 11 are connected to the arms 18. The support 20 of the levers 17 is made from sheet-metal, and has the form shown by Figs. 1 and 2. The levers 17 are pivoted on horizontal axes in hangers 21 which project from the back of the support and have fiat stems 22 which extend through holes in the support and are upset on its front face (Fig. 2). The support is attached by-screws 23 to lugs 21 formed on the top plate, and is connected by the bar 25 with the part 3 of the frame.

The tvpebar-segment 2G and typebar-rest 27 are firmly fastened together by means of the two side-rods 28 and the central bar 29, and are supported on the two arms 30. near the sides, and' the links. or double link 31, about midway between the sides, of the machine. The arms 30 are fast on the-shaft and are pivotally connected at their front ends by the pin 37 .to the arms 33 of a bracket having the top 39 through which extends the stud 10 that is fast in the lug 41, formed on and projecting from the back of the segment. -This stud also passes through the bail-shaped bar 42, and this bar and the top 39 of the bracket just descr bed are clamped together and firmly but ad u stably attached to the stud by nuts 43 which engage with screw-threads onthe stud. A spacing-sleeve which fits closely between the links 31 is shown surrounding the pin 37. The arms 30 are parallel and equal in length and their pivotal axes are parallel to and equally distant from the plane which contains the pivotal axes of the links 31, the length of which may equal, or be somewhat less or greater than, that of the arms 3O.

Between the links 31 is a frame formed from a piece of sheet-metal and having the back (H, and the sides e15 which are connected together by the pin 46 on which is the roller 47. This frame is attached to the links 31 by the bolts or, screws 48 and 49 which extend through thelinks, and through the slots 50 and 51 in the sides of the frame, and on which are spacing-sleeves 52, closely fitting between the sides 15. The roller may be raised and lowered by loosening the bolt 48 and turning the frame on the bolt 49, and may be moved forward-and backward by loosening the bolt 49 and turning the frame on the other bolt, and th erefore is properly adjustable with relation to the cam 53 having the slot 54'throug-h which the roller extends. This cam is fast on the shaft 55, which is a; rock-shaft, connected at its' ends to the sides of the frame, and on which, near its ends, are the arms 56, connected by the links 57 with the shiftkey-levers'58, fastened to the shaft 59, which is also a rockshaft, connected at its ends to the sides of the frame. The bar 42 is attached near the sides of the machine to the vertical rods 60, which are fast at their upper ends in the lugs 61 on the back of the segment and pass through the bar, which is adjustably fastened on the rods by nuts 62, and the parts 63 of this bar-extend under "the blocks 6%, cast on the sides of the frame, and on each of these parts are pads 65. The coil-spring 66, attached at its upper end to the screw 67, extending through and below the top plate, and at itslower end to the spacing sleeve on the bolt 48, normally keeps the links 31, arms 30, segment," typebar-rest and bar 42, in the positions in which they are shown, and then the'pads 65 on the upper sides of the parts 63 of the bar 42 are in contact with the blocks 64. The blocks .68, which are cast on the machine-frame directly under the blocks 64, and the screws (l /(Hid which project from the tops of these blocks, support the plates 71 and enable them to be adjusted with relation to the parts 63 of the bar 42. The screws 69 pass through these plates and the screws 70 are normally tightly set against the under sides of the plates. W'hen lower-case writing is done the Segment and type-rest are in the positions in which they are shown, and when they areshifted to enable uppercase characters to be written, the operation of a' shift-key rocks the cam 53, and the front ends of the links 31 are pulled down untill the downward movement of the bar 42, and

of the segmentand type-rest is arrested by the stop-plates 71. .By this operation the coil-spring 66 is stretched, and when the shift-key is released thisspring raises the segment and type-rest. to their normal positions, their upward movement being ar-. rested by the stopblocks64 and bar t2.

The type-bars are pivoted to hangers attached to the front face of the segment 26, on which they are arranged in twocurved rows, one eontainingthe hangers 72 and the other the hangers 73 of the type-bars 74 and 75 respectivelyf which normally lie near their front ends on the pad 76 that forms part of the typebar-rest.

In construction and arrangement the type bars and hangers do not .difl'er materially from those of well known Remington machines. That part of the typebar-rest which is behind the pad7-6 is much like a slotted typebar-segment in form, and in the slots 77 thereof levers 78 are mountedon a common curved pivot-wire 7.9, the upper or inner arms of these levers extending close to the convex side of'the type'bar-system and b ing connected with the'type-bars by links 80,

and the lower or outer arms of the levers 78 being connected by links 81 with thearms 19 of the angular levers 17' above described. The median plane of each lever 78 is at right angles to the pivotal axis of the type-bar to which the lever is connected, and preferably coincides wvith the median -plane of that type-bar, so that the median planes of the levers of thisset diverge as they recede from the convex side of the typebaysystem, and the elevations of these levers increase in order from the middle to the-ends of the set.

The coil-springs 82, connected to the lower or outer arms of the lovers 78, and to the hooks 83, formed on the plate 84, attached to the front ofthe typebar-rest, are tensionsprings which normally compel the levers to push on the links 80 and pull on the linksBl of these springs, and Wlien'a type-key is acso that the type-bars cannot rebound even slightly unless they overcome the resistancetuated there is no lost motion at any of the joints between the key-lever and the lever 78 on which the key-lever acts. The springs 82 will restore the typekey-levers,type-bars and a the other parts of the type-actions to their normal positions, during the operation of the machine. When a type-bar is operated the upper or inner end of the lever 78 then actuated moves into the space normall ra pied. by the type-bar, the mnstruction scribed enabling the lever so to act wiQh out interference from any of the other type bars, and the force that ora -rates the type bar is confined to a single plan:- from ti front end of the link 81 to the pivot. of he type-bar. The lines a in Fig. 2 indicate dia grammatically the pivotal axes of several type-bars, and the lines e) 2) indicate planes which are the median planes of those type-bars and of the levers TS coi'inectctl thereto. and in which the forces act that arrtransmitted from those le ers to the type hars through the conneeting links. Th:- links 61 are so arranged that when the set: inent is in its shifted posiiion they are in clined to the vertical planecontaining th pivots of the levers 17 substantially to the same extent, but in a ditl'erent direction. as the are when the segment is in its normal position. and this.arrangen'n-nt of the linlr S1. and. the action on them oi the springs and levers 78 as above les-"ril erl. prevent. or help to prevent. the shifting: operation from producing a vibration sum as is called \\'ink" in either the tv t'lT l.l-S \'l-;ltn1 or tin; kewboard. for the swing; of these links or their rear pivots. and the slight movement of the levers T8 on the front pivots of the links. there being! lost-motion to he taken up in these joints. will not disturb the levers l? or affect the relations of the levers Th to the typebarwest, links 80. t \*pe.-l'.-ars and seen'lent.

()n the hack of the segment a curved and slottetl rih. similar to that on the typebar-re st. and in the slots 83 of this rib. and: on a common pivot wire H3. is mounted the set oflevers 87. The number of these levers equals that of the type-liars. and the med wt planes of the levers coincide with those of the t vpe-l ars. the elevations of the li"\' l'7-- n;- ereasing in order from the middle to the co lof the set. and to these levers at their lower ends are connected the coil-springs 88. which are also connected to the hooks 89 and tend to force the upper or inner ends of the levers forward. these hooks being formed on th plate 9), which is fast on the segment.

The levers 87 extend through the guide slots 91, in the curved plate 92. which the concave edge of the segment and tened to it.

The curved guidedate i k coutai his or.

mg the holes 94, arranged in two curved rows. is

atlixed to the plate 92. and through the h each of whie jet-ts into the path of a t pehar and is Qag'ed at its rear end with one of the h--- vers 87.

The stock which form? the 96 of each pusher i ".J il 1 the back of the fold is thron i which the engaging lever loosely pas the pusher being confined hetweei'.

from end 1 ot the pusher on which it art inst l-efore the type reaches the platen H l. NJ in; backward the pusher and upper end of the lever engaged with it. and stretching the coil spring that is connei-iwl to the lever. and instantly thereafter the t vpwhar is re pulsed luv the joint action up n it of the pring. lever and imsher. will he seen. therefore. that each n spring ronneeied theieair I J liWl t' and t. 1'

l 'lrear edges ml" of i=a= levers are earv and art as rock rs on he nniu sal liar lint. with whi l: th n-nrmallv maincontact about midway heiwren the shapmi edges: of the liar. The three 103. lit l t and lUI, atlixed to this har. pivoted respectively at their rear ends he upper ends of the upright arms 10a, 1!)? and 15 the support of the arms 14th and 1th ..-eing the roclos'haft lt f and the support or the arm the being the me will li and axe upright arms l ving last on rl-;- The axes of these rock-shafts are vertical plane and ea h shaft is Hii'llllilfil nds in brackets ll 1 and 112. atlixed to i pq late of the nah-him f and ill. fast on the sha l t it an integral respei'tivel with the a i l A lili. are connected by the links 11.: and ll with the arms 117 and 118, fast on the shaft 110. The tensionsprings llfil connected to the arms 1]? and llti and to the lugs i134. formed on the arms 1013 and [07. tend to keep the universal bar 10;. the I'Oiil(+ll;ifi5 309 and 110. and the illlllr and ll llfi whizrl these rock-shafts support. in am norms: ilimi {1 3118.

The upright. projection 13! of th arm s k is r nnected hr the rod if: with the ilog rocinvr 1:23 of the esraprmi-nt ol' the machine. the rod passing into a lltn'x in the dog rmlter Elfin its shaft iii. and on i la the adinr-iingnnt1Z5 which i l r to the firm? lIllS 2 1:

la l

mally engages, the clutch and pinion being also mounted on the bracket 127. The arm 130, fast on the shaft 110, is connected by the rod or link 131 with the cross-rod 12, through which the rod 131 loosely passes, and on the rod 131 under the cross-rod 12 are the nuts 132, the upper nut being normally in contact with the cross-rod, or nearly so.

The operation of the levers 87, through the action of the type-bars on the pnshers 95, as described, causes these levers so to rock on the universal bar 102 that this bar is pushed backward at each stroke of a type-key by the actuated lever 87, the bar swinging on the upright arms 106, 107 and 108, and slightly turning the rock shafts 109 and 110, and as the bar 102 moves backward the dogrocker 123 is rocked by the action on it of the rod 122 and nut 125. The springs 119 and the dogroc ker-spring (not shown) re store the universal bar, rod 122, and dogrocker to their normal positions. The levers 87 rock on the universal bar 102 from about midway between its curved edges to or nearly to its upper or inner edge, when the segment is in its normal position, but when the segment is shifted to its lower position the levers 87 descend so that in the operation of the machine in writing uppercase characters these levers act on the universal bar from near its lower or outer edge to about midway between its curved edges. The depression of the space-key rocks the shafts 109 and 110 so that the universal bar 102 and rod 122 move backward and the dogrocker is rocked as above described.

In consequence of the practice of the at ent ()tiice concerning the division of applicacations, parts of the mechanism above described, which are believed to be novel and patentable, are not claimed herein, but the right to claim those parts in another application is not waived.

It will be understood that the invention claimed below may be embodied in mechanism differing more or less in details of construction and arrangement of parts from that in which it is illustrated herein. \Ve are not aware that a shifting set of type-- ba arranged in two curved rows, and mechanism comprising a universal bar and a (onnection between it and the escapemcnt, have heretofore been combined. so that, both when the typebarsupport or segment is in its normal position. and when it is in its shifted position, the universal bar will be properly actuated by the type-bars, and by the force of blows struck by them, and by portions thereof that are remote from the type-blocks. where they travel much less rapidly than do portions near the type-blocks.

The shape and location of the universal bar, and the means through which the action of this bar is made to depend on blows struck by the type-bars, are the result of numerous inventive acts and experiments by which the mechanism described herein was developed, and that mechanism illustrates the invention in its preferred form.

Vhat we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a front-stroke typewriting machine having a shifting segment and typebar-rest rigidly secured to ether, the combination of a system of typears mounted on the segment in two curved rows, links pivoted to the type-bars and extending from the back toward the front of the typebar-system, a set of levers mounted on the typebar-rest and connected with said links, pushers which equal the type-bars in number and are mounted on the segment in two curved rows and extend normally into the paths of the type-bars, and means, including a universal bar, for connecting the pushers with the es capement.

2. In a front-stroke typewriting machine having a shifting segment and typebar-rest rigidly secured togethelgthe combination of a system of type-bars mounted on the segment, links pivoted to the type-bars and extending from the back toward the front of the typebar-system, a set of levers mountedon the typebar-rest and connected with said links, 'pushers which equal the type-bars in number and are mounted on the segment and extend normally into the paths of the type-bars, and means, including a universal bar, for connecting the pushers with the escapement.

3. In a front-stroke typewriting machine having a shifting segment and typebar-rcst rigidly secured together, the combination of a system of type-bars mounted on the ment in two curved rows, links pivoted to the type-bars and extending from the back toward the front of the typebar-system, a set of levers mounted on the typebar-rest and connected with said links, and repulsing devices comprising pushers which equal the type-ha rs in number and are mounted on the segment in two curved rows and form parts of the escapement-actuating mechanism.

4. In a irontstroke typcwriting machine having a shifting scgn'ie'nt and typebar-rcst rigidly secured together, the combination of a system of type-bars mounted on the seg ment, links pivoted to the typebars and extending from the back toward the front of the typebar-system, a set of levers mounted I on the typcbar-rcst and connected with said links. and repulsing devices which equal the typebais in nmnber and are mounted on the segment and form parts of the escapement actuating mechanism.

5. In a front-stroke typewriting machine having a shifting segment and typebars mounted thereon-in two curved rows, the combination with the type-bars, of pushcrs which equal thetypo-bars in number and are mounted on the segment in two curved rows and xtend normally into the paths of the liars. and nneans. including a universal imr, for connecting the pushers with the es- "apemcnt, I

t in a trout-stroke typewriting machine a shifting segment and type-bars mounted thereon in two curved rows, the wiuhination with the type-bars, of pushers which equal the type-bars in number and are mounted on the segment in two curved rows and extend normally into the paths of the U'itdiill, a like number of levers which are mounted on the segment and to which the 'iushcrs are connected, a universal bar on which the levers act, and a connection between the universal bar and the escapement.

T, In a front stroke typewriting machine having its type-bars arranged in two curved rows. the combination with the type-bars, ot pushers which equal the typehars in numher and are arranged in two curved rows and extend normally into the paths of the ZYQU-lNH'S. and means, including a universal tar. for connecting the pushers with the eswapcmcnt.

In a front-stroke typewriting machine lzw ing its type-bars arranged in two curved rows. the combination with the type-bars, of pushers which equal the type-bars in numid? and are arranged in two curved rows and extend normally into the paths of the typebars, a lite number of levers to which the pushers 4e connected, a universal bar on which the levers act, and a connection between the universal bar and the escapement.

J. In a front-stroke typewriting machine having a shifting segment and type-bars mounted thereon in two curved.rows, the combination with the typebars, of'repulsing devices comprising pushers which equal the type-bars in number and are mounted on the segment in two curved rows and form parts ct the escapement-actuating mechanism 10. In a front-stroke typewriting machine having its type-bars arranged in two curved rows, the combination with the type-bars, of rcpulsing devices comprising pushers which equal the type-bars in number and are arranged in two curved rows and form parts of the eseapoment-actuziting mechanism.

11. In a front-stroke typewriting machine having a shifting segment, the combination with the type-bars, of pushers Which equal the type-bars in number and are mounted on the segment and extend normally into the iaths of the type-bars, a like number of levers which are mounted on the segment and to which the pushers are connected, springs that tend to keep the levers in their normal positions, a universal bar on which the levers act, and a connection between the universal bar and the escapement.

12. In a front-stroke typewriting machine not nn having a shifting segment, the combination with the type-bars, of pushers which equal the type-bars in number and are mounted on the segment and extend normally into the paths of the type-bars. a like number of levers which are mounted on a common curved pivotwirc secured to the segment at the back thereof, a universal bar on which the levers act and a connection between the universal bar and the escapement, the pushers being at ditferent elevations and connected to said levers.

13. In a front stroke typewriting machine having a shifting segment, the combination with the type-bars, of pushers which equal the type-bars in number and are mounted on the segment and extend normally into the paths of the type-bars, a like number of levers which are mounted on the segment and to which the pushers are connected and which have curved edges, a universal bar on which said curved edges of the levers act, and a connection between the universal bar and the escapement.

14. In a front-stroke typewriting machine having a shifting segment, the combination with the type-bars, of pushers which equal the type-bars in number and are mounted on the segment and extend normally into the paths of the type'bars, a like number of levers which are mounted on the segment at elevations which increase in order from the middle to the ends of the set of levers, a universal bar on which the levers act, and a connection between the universal bar and the escapement,-the pushers also being at different elevations and being connected to said levers.

15. In a front-stroke typewriting machine having a shifting segment, the combination with the type-bars, of pushers which equal the type-bars in number and are mounted on the segment and extend normally into the paths of the type-bars, a like number of levers which are mounted on the segment and to which the pushers are connected, a universal bar on which the levers act, and a con nection between the universal bar and the escapement.

16. In a front-stroke typewriting machine, the combination with the type-bars, of pushers which equal the type-bars in number and extend normally into the paths of the latter, a like number of levers to which the pushers are connected, springs that tend to keep the levers in their normal positions, a universal bar on which the levers act, and a connection between the universal bar and the escapement.

17. In a front-stroke typcwriting machine, the combination with the type-bars, of pushers which equal the type-bars in number and extend normally into the pathstof the latter, a like number of levers to which the pushers are connected, the levers being at elevations which increase in order from the middle to the ends of the set of levers and the median plane of each lever being at right angles to the pivotal axis of a typcbar, a universal bar on which the levers act, and a connection between the universal bar and the escapement.

18. In a front-stroke typewriting machine, the combination with the type-bars, of push ers which equal the type-bars in number and extend normally into the paths of the latter, a like number of levers to which the pushers are connected and which have curved edges, a universal bar on which said curved edges of the levers act, and a connection between the universal bar and the escapement.

19. In a front-stroke typewriting machine, the combination with the type-bars, of pushers which equal the type-bars in number and extend normally into the paths of the latter, a like number of levers to which the pushers are connected, the levers being at elevations which increase in order from the middle to the ends of the set of levers, a universal bar on which the levers act, and a connection between the universal bar and the escapement.

, 20. In a front-stroke typewriting machine, the combination with the type-bars, of pushers which equal the typebars in number and extend normally into the paths of the latter, a like number of levers to which the pushers are connected, a universal bar on which the levers act, and a connection between the universal bar and the escapement.

21. In a frontstroke typewriting machine having a shifting segment, the combi nation with the type-bars, of repulsing devices which equal the type-bars in number and each of which comprises a pusher and a lever that form parts of the escapementactuating mechanism, the levers being mounted on a common curved pivot-wire secured to the segment at the back thereof, and the pushers being mounted on the seg ment and extending forward and backward therefrom and being connected at their rear ends with the levers.

22. In a front-stroke tvpewriting machine having a shifting segment, the combination with the type-bars, of repulsing devices which equal the type-bars in number and."

are mounted on the segment and form parts of the escapement-actuating mechanism and each of which comprises a pusher, and a lever, the levers being on a common curved pivot-wire at the back of the segment.

23. In a front-stroke typewriting machine having a shifting segment, the combination with the type-bars, of repulsing de vices which equal the type-bars in number and are mounted on the segment and form parts of the escapement-actuating mechanism and each of which comprises a pusher and a lever, the levers being at the back of the segment and the median plane at each being at right angles to the pivotal axis of a type-bar.

24. In a front-stroke typewriting n'iachine having a shifting segment, the combination with the type-bars, of repulsing devices which equal the type-bars in number and are mounted on the segment, and form parts of the escapement-actuating mechanism, and

each of which comprises a. pu her and a lever.

25. In a front-stroke typewriting ma chine, the combination of a sl'iifting set of t 'pe-bars, and escapemenbactirating mech anism including a shifting set of repulsing devices which equal the typelairs ber, each repulsing device comprising a pusher which normally cxtciuls into the path of a type-bar between its pivotal axis and the printing point.

26. In a front-stroke typewriting ma chine, the combination with the t vpe-bars, of repulsing devices which equal the type-bars in number and each of which con'q'irises a pusher and a lever which form escapement-actuating mechanism, the levers being mounted on a common curved pivotwire at the back of the type-bar c 'tem.

27. In a front-stroke tvpewriting machine, the con'ibination with the type-ba rs. of repulsing devices which equal the type-bars in number and each of which comprises a pusher, a lever and a spring which form parts of the escapement-actuating mechanism, the s rin tcndiu to kee; the lever b t: l

in its normal position.

23. In a front-stroke tvpewriting machine, the combination with the typebars, of rcpulsing devices which equal the typebars in number and each of which comprises a pusher and a lever which form parts of the escapemcnt-actuating mechanism and co-act with but one type-bar, the median plane of the lever being at right angles to the pivotal axis of the type-bar.

29. In a front-stroke typewriting machine, the combination with the type-bars, of rcpulsing devices which equal the type-bars in number and each of which comprises a pusher and a lever which form parts of the escapement-actuating mechanism.

30. In a front-stroke typewriting ma chine, the combination with the type-bars, of repulsing devices which equal the type-bars in number and include the same number of springs all constantly under tension, and form parts of the escapement-actuating mechanism, each repulsing device comprising a pusher which normal] extends into the path of a type-bar between its pivotal axis and the printing point.

31. In a frontstroke tvpewriting machine, the combination with a. system of pivoted type-bars, and links pivoted to the type-bars and extending from the back toparts oi the ward the front of the typebansystem. of set of levers having upper arms that are connected to the front ends of said links, a d having also lower arms, another set of liq connected to said lovver arms and ex backward therefrom, a set of anguhr cminected to the rer ends of the ii i the latter set. a set oi links vonnevts-d to angular lev-J l and extending; do; therefrom. a set of key levers to \vhivli the last mentioned links are connected. springs ronnertod to the lower arms of i. levers of th first mentioned set and tending to draw the lower ends of these arms low Ward.

and

32. In a front-stroke tvpewriting niarlnne. the r'l'nnlnnatlon with a shifting seg mentnnd tvpebai rest rigidly secured to gether. a system of type-bars mount d on the segment. and links pivoted to the type liars and extending 'rom the bail; toward the front ol the t vpebarsvstem. of a set of levers mounted on the typebar-rest and on a common curved pivot-wire. the lovers heir? cmmected with said links, and the median plane of each lever being also that of the typeiar to which the lever is con'nevved.

M. in a front-stroli'e. tvpowriting ma i'ou'ioilllltioli with a shitting! s i-i'e t rigidly serur l em ol' typelzars nioiuli-g J1, and links pivoted to liars and ii .endizig from the lizli'fk the from of the tvpebar-svstenr, of a set of lovers mounted on the type bitt'dQFlt at diiterent elm-aliens and onnected with linlis. the elevations of the levers increasing in order from the middle to the ends of the set, and the medium plane of each lever bein; also that of the type-bar to which the lever is connected.

St In a frontstrolze typeivriting marhino, the r-omhination with a shifting segniont and typebar-rest rigidly seenred to gether, a system of type-bars mounted on the segment, and links pivoted to the ivpe bars and extending from the back toward the front of the tvpebaosvstem, of a of lovers naountedvon the tvpebar-rest and connected with said links, the median plane of each lever being also that of the type-liar to Which the lever is connected.

35. In a front-stroke typewriting machine, the eombination with a shi't'tin" most and tvpeli ar-rest rigidly so":

,her, a Mn oi type-hare: mm

the segment and links pivoted to the t. and extending from the haul-t tow :l'd the tron;v of the typebar-svstem. of a of levers mounted on the typebar rest and on a common curved pivot-wire, the levers heing connected with said links.

36; In =1 front-stroke t vp'ewritingz machine, the combination with a shifting see ment and typebar-rest rigidly see red tonether, a system or type-bars mounted on ars and extending from the back toward the front of the typehar-svstem, of a set of levers mounted on the t vpebar-rest at difnt ele atlims and connected With said lilis. elevations of the lovers increasan the middle to the ends of median planes of the lovers 7 W the reeedo from the convex ride of the t vpehar-svstexn.

37,. In a tront stroke' tvpewriting mathin the i'oinliinallion with a shifting segwent and tvoehar-rest igidly secured to gether, a system of type-bars mounted on the segment. and links pivoted to the type bars and extending from the back toward the front oi the t vpebar-svstem. of a set of levers which are mounted on the typebarrest and connected with said links. and the median planes of which diverge asthey recede from the convex side of the typeban system.

38. In a front-stroke typovvriting machine, the combination with a system of pivoted type-bars, and links pivoted to the type-bars nd extending from the back to- Ward the out of the lvpelmnsvstem, of a set of lovers extending; lmrli'eard and upvard from their eunport and connected :11 th ir upper ends with the front ends of i linld the (no ions; of the lovers incroa: in order irnn the middle to the ends ol' the set, the met. an plane of each lever being at right angles to the pivotal axis of the typehar to which the lever connected. and the upper ends of the l 'ers being near the tvpe bar-system and being movable into the spaces normally occupied by the type-bars 39. In a front-stroke typewriting machine, the combination with a system of pivoted type-bars, and links pivoted to the ovpebar and extending from the back toward the front of the tvpebar-system. of a set of levers connected with said links at their from: ends. the elevations of the levers lllt'lQPLSli'lSI in order from the middle to the ends of th set, and the median plane of each lover lit-inn at right angles to the pivotal axis of the tvpe-bar to which the lever is vonnected, a series of links pivoted to said levers and extending backward therefrom, and a set of key-actuated levers to which the last mentioned links are pivoted at their rear ends.

it. in front-stroke tvpewriting Inathine, the wmh nation 'ith a systeiri of pivotal t HATS. and links pivoted to {he type-ha= and extending from the back toward the front of the typebar-system. of a set of levers connected With said links at their front ends, the median plane of each. lever being at right angles to the pivotal axis of the type bar to which the lever is connected, :1 set of links pivoted to said v pr levers and extending backward therefrom, and a set of key-actlnited levers to which the Ea t mentioned links are pivoted at their rear ends.

ll. In a front-stroke typewriting machine, the combination of a shifting set of type-bars, a non-shifting universal bar con-' nectcd with the escapement, and means sub ject to impact by the type-bars and operative thereby to actuate the universal bar, both when the type-bars are operated from their normal positions and when they are operated from their shifted positions, said means being out of contact with the type ha except when they are in and near their printing positions. and comprising a set of separately movable devices which equal the type bars in number and each of which acts immediately on the universal bar.

In a front-stroke typewriting machine. the combination of a shifting set of type bars. a non-shifting universal bar connected with the escapement, and means subject to impact by the type-bars and operative thereby to actuate the universal bar, both when the type-bars are operated from their normal positions and when they are ope *ated from their shifted positions, said means comprising a set of pushers which equal the type bars in number and normally extend into thepaths of the type bars.

43. In a front-stroke typewriting machine, the combination of a shifting set of typebars. a non-shifting universal bar con nected with the escapement. and means subject to impact by the type-bars and operative thereby to actuate the universal bar, both when the type-bars are operated from their normal positions and when they are operated from their shifted positions, said means comprising a set of pushers which normally extend into the paths of the typebars, and a set of levers on which the pa l act and which act on the universal bar.

44. In a front-stroke typewriting machine, the combination of a shifting set oi type-bars arranged in two curved rows. :1- non-shitting universal bar connected wih the escapement, and means subject to im pact by the type-bars and operated therebv to actuate the universal bar, both when tln type-bars are ope 'ated from their normal positions and when they are operated from their shifted positions, said means comprising a set of pushers arranged in two curved rows and normally extending into the paths of the type-bars.

45. In a front-stroke typewriting ma chine. the combination of a shifting set of type-bars arranged in two curved rows, and mechanism comprising a universal bar. and a connection between it and the escapement, said mechanism being operative by the impact of the type-bars thereon both when they arev operated from their normal positions and when they are operated from their shifted positions.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan. city of New York, in the county of New York. and State of New York. this 10th day of June A. D. 191-1.

JOHN H. BARR. \Vitnesses:

CHARLES E. SMITH. M. F. HANNwEmcn.

Signed at Ilion, in the county of Herkimer. and State of New York, this 11th day of June A. D. 1914.

A EDW'IN E. BARNEY.

Witnesses:

C. E. PHILLIPS, E. B. Bisnor.

Gupta: 0! this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of xatents,

Washington, D. C." 

